Hey again!
Meanwhile I arrived in Tunisia. Here’s my second weekly blog:
I posted a movie of a protest action of more than 30.000 people in the streets of Tunisia on the 12th of January 2011. It took place in Sfax, a Tunesian city near the Mediterranean Sea. People were protesting because of the huge and unfair authority of their government. They wanted to show people how it really is to live in Tunesia and not how the government shows outsiders what it is like. Shortly we may say that the Tunesian people are just fighting for their freedom and against the authority of their government.
Sad part of the story is that two people died during the protest action. They were shot.
Sad part of the story is that two people died during the protest action. They were shot.
I think it’s important that the Tunisian people stand up for their rights and fight against the government and its authorities. For people in other countries this might seem ‘far away’ but in one way or another we’re connected with every country in the world. The bad political situation of Tunesia will have its indirect consequences on countries like ours too. I think these protests can produce a huge progress for Tunesia since they’re infectious. Other cities of Tunesia may start protesting too because they’ve seen what result it may have. It’s time for the Tunesian population to speak because if they don’t do it now, it’ll only get worse and more difficult to do something about it. It can also be a help for people in other countries to see what’s happening here in Tunesia since this isn’t the only country with an authoritarian government. The pity side of such a protest action is that it always brings dead people with it. People who are shot by police officers or who are being trampled and so one. It’s a pity that there always has to be a bad side to good things.
And last but not least I think it’s a circle that never ends. If something has to be done against the authority of the government, it will probably have to be done by someone else with authority. In that way the problem of too much authority and neglecting human rights will always stay an important political and social issue of the country.
And last but not least I think it’s a circle that never ends. If something has to be done against the authority of the government, it will probably have to be done by someone else with authority. In that way the problem of too much authority and neglecting human rights will always stay an important political and social issue of the country.
Check out the video yourself by going to http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jBsyEhjr2_0.
So, that was my blog for this week. See (read: hear) you all when I arrive in the country of love and culture, Italy.
التحدي!
Kimberly Pauwels
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